Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
(From our Regular corresrondent)
WASHINGTON, JULY 2b, 1887.

Among other peculiarities that dis
tinguish it over all of the large cities of
the United States Washington can claim
the unenviable notoriety of being the
focus for all the cranks of the country
they seem TO drift here as naturally ms
water tinds its level, Perhaps the poor
creatures are attracted by the big stone
buildings and those high in authority
but fancicd grievances are perhaps the
chief impelling forces, which influence
them to cast their fortunes with the
deuizens OF the capital. Tho imaginary
wrongs ana the impossible desires of
these miserable and misguided beings
assume many forms and shapes. First
and most dangerous, is the wiid-eyed
individual of the Guiteau type-we have
hnd at least two of these to the front
in the past month--one was confined in
the lunatic asylum for threatening the
Presidents life, another was no sooner
dismissed from the same institution than
Ire deliberately, and without word of
warning, murdered one of the best and
oldest citizens of Washington on
crowded street in broad daylight and
only two days since another crank was
found kneeling on the steps OF the
White House and acting in mysterious
manner. Other classes of cranks are
the would-be inventors OF perpetual mo-
tion, and of ocean ballooning who
haunt the Patent Office; office-seekers,
female claimants who habitually hang
around the doors of the heads of the
Departments. seeking in vain month
after month to unburden themselves of
their stories of sorrow and suffering
and of hopes long cherished but still
as bright as ever. l know, that as a
rule, women do not commit crimes
against the person, but, l often notice
dark and ominous CLEANS in the hollow
sunken eyes of these unfortunates, be-
hind which seem 10 lurk shadows of
desperate deeds, and some day their dis
eased brains will develop the murderous
mania-then woe to the victims of the
human tigress.
The count of the cash in the Treasury
begun about two months ago was COM
pleted this week, and was only found
short So 40, in bag containing gold
coin, which is believed to be the result
of an error when the amount was first
counted the tag showed the name Of
the clerk who made the original count,
and he promptly made good the def
cheney. The sum is so small that the
Democrats can make no political capi-
tai out of the count.
The late Republican Chief Clerk OF
Patent Office having resigned, he feels
free to speak of the Bacon matter and
explain The deficiency. He declares
that the.published statements have been
misleading, and the committee made an
inventory of the contents of the safe,
but did not examine the books. The
apparent discrepancy of $11 ,000 may be
a mistake when accounts involving $l1.'
900, 900 and covering $4,000 pages are
carefully examined. The clerk further
says "that the practice of making ad
vances to employees of the office had
existed during Bacon's entire term. anC
it was with the knowledge of his super
iors." Secretary Lamar and Commits
sioner Hall have persistently refused tc
permit the publication of a list of the
employees to whom advances were
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continued under Democratic Admins
tration, and Democrats of prominence
were often the Beneficiaries.
The heads of the several Departments
and the local telephone company art
having their same old dispute over the
excessive rates exacted for that service
in the city, and SO far the former decline
to submit to the company's new scheme
of equalization which as a matter oi
course involves an increase of charges
The Postmaster General under who's,
direction the contract for all Govern
ment telephoning is made through the
whole country, is authority for the an
nouncement that the entire expense an
nually on that account is not in exces,
GA the sum now paid by the United
States for the telephoning in the Dis
trict of Columbia alone.
Like Banquo's ghost, the Todd cleri
cal scandal will not down. 1t will be
remembered by your readers that the
Reverend gentleman was tried in thi;
city on charge OF unchastity, Rev. DR.
Sunderland, the Presidents pastor de
Tending the accused-the verdict being
mot proven" after the old Scotch fash
ion. This was unsatisfactory 10 the
defendant-though considering himself
partially vindicated-and he appeals the
case. Pending ,his action the people ol
historic Manassas, where MIR. Todt
lives and breaches, hold an indignaticr
meeting, produce some damaging affi,la
Wits, which they allcge had been sup
pressed by the clerical court, and adop
resolutions denouncing Mr.. Todd as n
moral lcpcr and advising him to lenv,
for the good of the community as wei
as for his own. The fallen minister il
aggressive and determined, the out
come Of the affair will be watched with
great and general interest. There ar
those who say that the treatment o
Mr.. Todd is an outburst of scctiona
feeling, as he is northern man ant
has southern congregation.
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